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romney's not exciting. is there a danger in two white bread, excuse the expression, candidates who are just like -- you're not going to kid yourself to sit next to them on an airplane. >> portman brings a lot if he romney wants a governing pick. there's a lot from the palin example four years ago. >> there's a middle ground here between palin and portman. give me a break. >> i'll say this about portman. i saw him in colorado yesterday. know his reputation as a guy who doesn't excite. he can enthuse the conservatives on the trail. he's not as bad as people say he is on the trail. >> how about a 30-yard pass? not a hail mary but how about a 30-yard pass? >> the guy who -- >> ryan's a -- >> for the guy who's known rob portman for 20 years, he's my closest political mentor. >> tell me about him. where is this thing that we're missing? >> thing you're missing he's not this bland, boring guy. he's a very charming guy. he's a very -- >> why would you put him on the excitement level? if you were him. >> i'm not goi
romney's not exciting. is there a danger in two white bread, excuse the expression, candidates who are just like -- you're not going to kid yourself to sit next to them on an airplane. >> portman brings a lot if he romney wants a governing pick. there's a lot from the palin example four years ago. >> there's a middle ground here between palin and portman. give me a break. >> i'll say this about portman. i saw him in colorado yesterday. know his reputation as a guy who doesn't...
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romney runs an opaque campaign. he goes to a hardware store and says what are you buying and he says hardware stuff. he tries to be opaque. he hopes the numbers win for him. but ryan is going to talk. what a fiscal conserve tifr person believes. does romney want that kind of campaign. >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign. >> a very clear campaign. i think he's going to have a clear contrast between the president's record, what he's done. you get that with a portman, with a ryan. i think all this chatter on the right that we need ryan is overblown. >> the knock on portman, i don't know the guy. he doesn't come on this program. but pawlenty seems like a nice guy. but portman everybody says a boring. romney's not exciting. >> i think portman brings a lot. >> i saw on colorado yet, known as a guy that doesn't excite. he confused the conservatives on the trail. he's not as bad as people are on the trail. >> no not a hail mary but a pass. >> for the guy has known rob portman for 30 years. >> tell me about this. wh
romney runs an opaque campaign. he goes to a hardware store and says what are you buying and he says hardware stuff. he tries to be opaque. he hopes the numbers win for him. but ryan is going to talk. what a fiscal conserve tifr person believes. does romney want that kind of campaign. >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign. >> a very clear campaign. i think he's going to have a clear contrast between the president's record, what he's done. you get that with a portman,...
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romney/ryan. sounds right. very alliterative. better than romney/portman. romney/rubio has real cache. here's the problem, and it's showing up already. romney picked a conviction politician, and that, ladies and gentlemen, romney is not. he is a real individualist, and his budget shows it. pull-backs on spending on people in need. more incentives for people on the make, corporate tax cuts on top of bush tax cuts and a squeeze on the old and poor to pay for it. here's the problem, belief is not something romney is known for. conviction is alien to him. romney is a data miner. he doesn't start with the truth. he digs and digs and tries to find what to do based on the data he can mine. not exactly a leader, not close to being a ryan or an obama. ryan believes the government should stay out of our lives. obama believes it has a vital role in the society that would be driven by the market, by profit seeking alone. what does romney believe? we thought for almost two days he believed in ryan and what he stands for. now, we know he likes the sound
romney/ryan. sounds right. very alliterative. better than romney/portman. romney/rubio has real cache. here's the problem, and it's showing up already. romney picked a conviction politician, and that, ladies and gentlemen, romney is not. he is a real individualist, and his budget shows it. pull-backs on spending on people in need. more incentives for people on the make, corporate tax cuts on top of bush tax cuts and a squeeze on the old and poor to pay for it. here's the problem, belief is not...
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how to take on mitt romney. win or lose here tomorrow night, he's a much weaker candidate than just weeks ago. and that's because the obama campaign has been taking notes on mitt and has a blueprint they think for beating him. and the man florida republicans love to hate. former governor charlie crist. tonight here on "hardball." on his former party. on whether president obama will carry the sunshine state come november. and finally, let me finish with newt versus romney. revenge is the italians say is a dish best served cold. we begin with romney's negative assault on gingrich. and with me here in miami are the two pros. already taking this town by storm. morning joe's joe scarborough and mika. i was at your event this morning at the deli. and those people were lined up, what, at 4:00 this morning to catch you. >> there were some very colorful characters there. >> was jackie mason there? >> jackie mason. also the miami herald reported that strippers were there. >> okay. >> not strippers. women of the night. tha
how to take on mitt romney. win or lose here tomorrow night, he's a much weaker candidate than just weeks ago. and that's because the obama campaign has been taking notes on mitt and has a blueprint they think for beating him. and the man florida republicans love to hate. former governor charlie crist. tonight here on "hardball." on his former party. on whether president obama will carry the sunshine state come november. and finally, let me finish with newt versus romney. revenge is...
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romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is you lose the lead. and i can't for the life of me believe that that's what they did, but that's the only explanation. they told the president, don't be confrontational. they told the president, be above it all, act presidential. but the one thing that gets me when i was running for re-election as mayor and when i was running for re-election as governor and even d.a., i had a passion for what we'd accomplished. i had a passion to explain where we didn't accomplish something, why we didn't, what the roadblocks were, and he could have done that without being aggr
romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is...
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can romney win down there? >> i think romney can. i think mississippi could be a good playground for romney, quite frankly. it's a fairly new political environment for them in terms of, you know, the way their primary is set up. so you still have romney tied to the barbour clan. has the opportunity to use that network to get that vote out. but this is, you know, one of those situations where i think even if romney wins mississippi tonight and newt or santorum takes the other, it doesn't change really the dynamics in terms of that march towards 1,144 votes. the reality for romney remains the fact that give him all the outstanding winner-take-all state, the rest are proportional. he's not going to pull 50 to 60% of that vote. but as chuck has pointed out, that's not been the trend line here. so i think we're going to see a little more status quo ante coming out of tonight than a lot of people anticipate. >> i'm watching romney. you can't see this, michael. here's romney doing his local shaking hands. he reminds me of prince charles in
can romney win down there? >> i think romney can. i think mississippi could be a good playground for romney, quite frankly. it's a fairly new political environment for them in terms of, you know, the way their primary is set up. so you still have romney tied to the barbour clan. has the opportunity to use that network to get that vote out. but this is, you know, one of those situations where i think even if romney wins mississippi tonight and newt or santorum takes the other, it doesn't...
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he's a perfect mitt romney. take a look. >> as it turns out, i have this affinity for beachfront property. >> of course, that was gene hackman as lex luthor in "superman." >>> now the late night reaction to mitt romney in that secret tape. >> the big rollout of romney 9.30 started yesterday. how did the reboot go? yes, the romney campaign's reboot was spoiled by footage from last may of governor romney at a $50,000 a plate fund-raiser talking to rich people about poorer people, in a matter you would imagine cartoon rich people talk about cartoon poorer people. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. who are dependent on government, who believe they are victims, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. >> release the hounds. >> mitt nailed it. obama supporters are nothing but lazy parasites. get a job! get this. the 47% who don't pay federal income tax are mostly elderly, children and the working poor, and u.s. military personnel dep
he's a perfect mitt romney. take a look. >> as it turns out, i have this affinity for beachfront property. >> of course, that was gene hackman as lex luthor in "superman." >>> now the late night reaction to mitt romney in that secret tape. >> the big rollout of romney 9.30 started yesterday. how did the reboot go? yes, the romney campaign's reboot was spoiled by footage from last may of governor romney at a $50,000 a plate fund-raiser talking to rich people...
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romney. they are settling. there's no question. the song in my head. if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. and i think that's what a lot of republicans have to come to grips with. but again, you got to give romney his due. he did have a big super tuesday night. he won in a bunch of time zones. he won ohio, yes, by the skin of his teeth, but he won it and money a majority of the delegates. >> he still looks like one of the figures at the hall of the presidents. one of those statues that's motorized. they stand up and wave. there he is with his wife. she looks normal. they wave to a crowd of androids who look the same. they all put their placards up at the same time. he turns around and smiles as if he's connecting. he clearly is not a human being connecting with other human beings. look at this. is this real? >> chris, of course it's real. you may not like it. you may want to brand them androids but they are real people supporting a candidate they believe in and that
romney. they are settling. there's no question. the song in my head. if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. and i think that's what a lot of republicans have to come to grips with. but again, you got to give romney his due. he did have a big super tuesday night. he won in a bunch of time zones. he won ohio, yes, by the skin of his teeth, but he won it and money a majority of the delegates. >> he still looks like one of the figures at the hall of the presidents....
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>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with morhardball. [ whistle blows ] oh! [ baby crying ] ben harper: ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned into a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in chile'a ♪ ♪ he can see when his score is in danger ♪ ♪ if you're a mobile type on the go ♪ ♪ i suggest you take a tip from my bro ♪ ♪ and download the app that lets you know ♪ ♪ at free-credit-score-dot-com now let's go. ♪ vo: offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. if you took the top down on a crossover? if there were buttons for this? wouldn't it be cool
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romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives. this isn't a pick that will reach out to moderate voters. i think says a lot more about mitt romney than it does about paul ryan. >> i there is a lot more to this people will be learning like the personhood belief he has. thank you. >>> up next, the always funny bill maher on the difference between paul ryan and sarah palin. that's next in the sideshow. you know that's going to be great. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >> now that they added paul ryan to the ticket he seems energized and just gone -- here, take a look at how exciting. this is mitt right here. ♪ [ theme from "rocky" playing ] >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> as i s
romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives. this isn't a pick that will reach out to moderate voters. i...
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romney is in bed with this guy. why is romney pulling up the kifrs over him and trump. what is he up to here? >> first of all, i'm less interested in what donald trump says than in what mitt romney doesn't say and what for that matter john mccain doesn't say. i tried pretty hard today to elicit from the mccain campaign or the senate office their view on latest about donald trump. i wanted know from the romney people whether they thought that association as george will said was harmful. no answer. i wanted to know from the mccain campaign, which is who mccain senate office, mccain having been used in an obama ad as the good senator who rejected this kind of politics for years ago. i wanted to know if mccain had anything to say about what was going on in las vegas today. silence. i think the silence from both romney camp and mccain camp means the following. they are willing to let donald trump root around in this and say whatever he wants to bring this topic up or keep the topic alive for those voters who are going to care about it. and they exist. they still exist in pla
romney is in bed with this guy. why is romney pulling up the kifrs over him and trump. what is he up to here? >> first of all, i'm less interested in what donald trump says than in what mitt romney doesn't say and what for that matter john mccain doesn't say. i tried pretty hard today to elicit from the mccain campaign or the senate office their view on latest about donald trump. i wanted know from the romney people whether they thought that association as george will said was harmful. no...
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>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with more "hardball." oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at just $4.95. only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship and return. if you took the top down on a crossover? if there were buttons for this? wouldn't it be cool if your car could handle the kids... ♪ ...and the nurburgring? or what if you built a car in tennessee that could change the world? yeah, that would be cool. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for tomorrow. innovation for all. ♪ i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol plus diabetes... or high blood pressure... or family history of early heart disease... can put th
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>> i don't know mitt romney. i think that's part of the problem. >> do you resent the fact he's been dumping on your grandpa? >> that is not something that i think favorably of him for, definitely. >> i can understand that. james, thank you for coming on the show tonight. i know you're not used to this. it's great to have you on. it is a moment in the sun for you which you richly deserve. >>> up next a brand new nbc/wall street journal poll and plenty for the obama campaign to be happy about. you're watching "hardball." you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. no. come on. how about... a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.15. only from the postal service. i'm an expert
>> i don't know mitt romney. i think that's part of the problem. >> do you resent the fact he's been dumping on your grandpa? >> that is not something that i think favorably of him for, definitely. >> i can understand that. james, thank you for coming on the show tonight. i know you're not used to this. it's great to have you on. it is a moment in the sun for you which you richly deserve. >>> up next a brand new nbc/wall street journal poll and plenty for the...
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romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives it is not a pick that will reach out to moderate vouts, i think it says a lot -- more about mitt romney than it does, say, about paul ryan. >> i there is a lot more to this people will be learning like the personhood belief he has. thank you. up next, the always funny bill maher. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. and the fact that it seems to me thank you. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-
romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives it is not a pick that will reach out to moderate vouts, i...
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that would be mitt romney. that's not exactly a ringing endorsement of his candidate. >>> republicans can't believe they're losing to barack obama. maybe that's because the barack obama they think they're running against doesn't exist. that's ahead. i take insulin, so i test... a lot. do you test with this? freestyle lite test strips? i don't see... beep! wow! that didn't take much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. yep. freestyle lite needs just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? so testing is one less thing i have to worry about today. great. call or click today and get strips and a meter free. test easy. to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. s
that would be mitt romney. that's not exactly a ringing endorsement of his candidate. >>> republicans can't believe they're losing to barack obama. maybe that's because the barack obama they think they're running against doesn't exist. that's ahead. i take insulin, so i test... a lot. do you test with this? freestyle lite test strips? i don't see... beep! wow! that didn't take much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. yep. freestyle lite...
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in november, romney beat obama by 13 points. now obama beats romney by eight. let me start with you. there's been damage that might last. the question is will it last? >> there definitely has been collateral damage. this has been a bad patch for mitt romney, who is supposed to have this wrapped up. there are vulnerabilities on the money issue and the question of his wealth. why does he ship it off to swit ter land and the cayman islands? we'll have questions like that. and we have also learned that romney campaign has a tendency towards overconfidence. and toward going so totally negative that they forget to project a positive image of their guy, which you know, as you know from history, it's not a good idea. you have to make a positive case for your guy to be president. they are not really doing that. >> chris, it's like a snuff movie we have been watching here. they kill newt gingrich, but they don't sell the candidate. >> right. chris, i think you're right. mitt romney has succeeded only by his own admission. he wasn't tough enough in south carolina. so what
in november, romney beat obama by 13 points. now obama beats romney by eight. let me start with you. there's been damage that might last. the question is will it last? >> there definitely has been collateral damage. this has been a bad patch for mitt romney, who is supposed to have this wrapped up. there are vulnerabilities on the money issue and the question of his wealth. why does he ship it off to swit ter land and the cayman islands? we'll have questions like that. and we have also...
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mitt romney has. won enough delegates yet to secure the delegation, but talk of his vp selection is beginning. john hidelman wrote that the search for the ticket's number two is always a big deal. but for romney, it may be especially significant given the severity of the damage that he suffered in the past months with key segments of the electorate. among them, latino and female voters. who will it be? does he need to choose someone bold and interesting, a game changer, someone who can improve his image with the conservative base, or someone safe, someone who won't overshadow him? all right, men, we are strategists for romney. we're in a room together, we need to pick a vp. eugene, what is the top of our priority list in terms of what we're looking for? >> the top of the priority list i think for mitt romney would be someone whose conservative credentials would not be questioned. it doesn't have to be a total tea party type, but it needs to be somebody who isn't seen as a massachusetts moderate, and w
mitt romney has. won enough delegates yet to secure the delegation, but talk of his vp selection is beginning. john hidelman wrote that the search for the ticket's number two is always a big deal. but for romney, it may be especially significant given the severity of the damage that he suffered in the past months with key segments of the electorate. among them, latino and female voters. who will it be? does he need to choose someone bold and interesting, a game changer, someone who can improve...
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> romney will take care of them. if you look -- >> he said on "meet the press" -- >> if you look at what he did in massachusetts, you're looking at obama care. >> i want to she what you he said on jay leno. back in march, i don't know what leno's politics are but he asked a good question. leno asking clear common sense questions and i think he boxed in romney on this pre-existing condition thing. you're trying to defend him. watch your candidate try to defend himself on leno. >> people with pre-existing conditions, as long as they've been insured before, they're going to be able to continue to have insurance. >> suppose they were never insured? >> if they were 45 years old and they say i want insurance because i have heart disease, hey, guys, we can't play the game like that. you have to get insurance when you're well and if you get ill, you're doing to be covered. >> yeah, but a lot of people -- i only mention this because i know guys that work in the auto industry and they're not covered because they're working bra
> romney will take care of them. if you look -- >> he said on "meet the press" -- >> if you look at what he did in massachusetts, you're looking at obama care. >> i want to she what you he said on jay leno. back in march, i don't know what leno's politics are but he asked a good question. leno asking clear common sense questions and i think he boxed in romney on this pre-existing condition thing. you're trying to defend him. watch your candidate try to defend...
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think of mitt romney. he presents himself in the new clothes of a conservative, a figure who has no faith in government, a hard-nose man of the right who has great fondness for the tea party, great distaste for other countries, who assumes trappings of the american angry enemies of the stanment. oh yes, the other endorsement, a man who never and he wears this coat well, never wanted to serve a life in politics. he ran for the senate but never wanted to serve a career there. helped that he lost the race to ted kennedy. ran for governor was elected but never intended to run for reelection, that would have made it about him. mitt romney isn't one of those politicians who runs for office with the idea of serving there. he is a private citizen, conservative businessman on some occasions offers for public service, of course all this is nonsense, the new clothes he's adorned himself with are not real. he has been a moderate governor of mast hasachusetts who startee mandate. he is in fact a fellow running for offi
think of mitt romney. he presents himself in the new clothes of a conservative, a figure who has no faith in government, a hard-nose man of the right who has great fondness for the tea party, great distaste for other countries, who assumes trappings of the american angry enemies of the stanment. oh yes, the other endorsement, a man who never and he wears this coat well, never wanted to serve a life in politics. he ran for the senate but never wanted to serve a career there. helped that he lost...
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romney is reaping what he sowed. who was it that aplowed that multistate effort to suppress the black vote which bget calls the most blatant he's ever seen. if he and his agent wasn't behind it, he should say so. who was it thata straighted this racially attack on people on welfare? wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate the obama presidency through the filibuster. if romney's got it hard, perhaps it was he from the start using the dirty tools of the old days that's responsible. voter suppression, coated racial appeals, the filibuster. if he's having a tough month, maybe he's earned a few more. howard fineman and joy ann reid are here. first, new polls in the presidential race. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a national journal poll, president obama leads mitt romney by seven, 50% to 43%. the president also has a seven-point
romney is reaping what he sowed. who was it that aplowed that multistate effort to suppress the black vote which bget calls the most blatant he's ever seen. if he and his agent wasn't behind it, he should say so. who was it thata straighted this racially attack on people on welfare? wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate...
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romney. not unless you want to talk about hate throughout the campaign. not unless you really want to ask for a real discussion on what's over the line. be careful, mr. romney, what you ask for. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt romney's dare to call out for negative campaigning. i was in iowa when he carpet bombed former speaker newt gingrich and did the same to santorum. now hoping everyone forgot how he got this far, the curtis will he may of massive tv bombing is sniping at a metaphor joe biden used against his economic plans for cutting medicare. here he is leading the party that drifts with birther talk where slurs with anti-un-americanism rich with chorus. references to food stamp, welfare the practice code of bigots. perhaps mr. romney should unchain himself from
romney. not unless you want to talk about hate throughout the campaign. not unless you really want to ask for a real discussion on what's over the line. be careful, mr. romney, what you ask for. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt...
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the governor did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to put to bed that issue. this is u.s. congressman mike coffman at a fundraiser last week. >> i don't know if barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know. but i do know this, that in his heart, he's not an american. he's just not an american. coffman found himself back petaling that one this week in a quote that says "i have confidence in president obama's zip and elect ma si as president of the united states of america but i don't think he shares my beliefs. his policies reflect that -- >> so this congressman says the president is an undocumented alien, and he isout r
the governor did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to...
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contradicts mitt romney. and in our side show, we took a look back at the hits that newt gingrich leveled at mitt romney. take a look at this one, for example. >> there is something so grotesquely hypocritical. will team obama use biting comments like that to slam mitt romney in the general election? newt seemed less than concerned. >> when somebody wins this nomination, can those of you who have been running stand together and honestly say, i support the endorsement? >> absolutely. it doesn't matter, we just make stuff up, anyway. >> once the obama campaign gets ahold of newt's own statements about mitt romney, they lose any shred of truth. up next, republican senator oren hatch says the obama campaign will play against mitt romney. who says obama is a mormon? by the way, you can twitter me at smerconish. >>> welcome back to "hardball." our hardball strategists are back tonight to discuss two trending topics on the campaign trail this week. number one, rick santorum met with conservatives today to try to bri
contradicts mitt romney. and in our side show, we took a look back at the hits that newt gingrich leveled at mitt romney. take a look at this one, for example. >> there is something so grotesquely hypocritical. will team obama use biting comments like that to slam mitt romney in the general election? newt seemed less than concerned. >> when somebody wins this nomination, can those of you who have been running stand together and honestly say, i support the endorsement? >>...
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and a big romney supporter. he tweeted, and yes i said jack welch tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. but welch wasn't alone on his island of luncy. keith no, there's nothing at all curious about the last jobs report diving to 7.8% unemployment before the election. this is technically not the last jobs report before the election. a writer at the conservative "washington examiner" wrote, i doen think bls cooked the numbers. i think a bunch of dems lied about getting jobs. that would have the same effect. and then of course there was fox news, which head lined its report, is the number real? is it? yeah, it is. the jobbers need to take a deep breath and remember what we're talking about here. this is a good jobs report in a still weak economy. the 114,000 jobs we added in september, is not very impressive. we add about 100,000 new people to the work force every month. we're just getting a bit above treading water here. the revisions to the last t
and a big romney supporter. he tweeted, and yes i said jack welch tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. but welch wasn't alone on his island of luncy. keith no, there's nothing at all curious about the last jobs report diving to 7.8% unemployment before the election. this is technically not the last jobs report before the election. a writer at the conservative "washington examiner" wrote, i doen think bls cooked the...
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mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed up, mitt romney himself. he suddenly declared he's changed his mind on the whole 47% business. that he's now proud of being the grandfather of obamacare, proud to say he's for same-sex couples having partner rights and no way he runs to run those 12 million immigrants out of the country. how scared is this candidate he's now turning tail on so much of what he has been standing for. is the man we caught behind the curtain suddenly afraid of the script he's been reading? is this the etch-a-sketch moment we were warned was coming, the moment of moral meltdown? i'm this afternoon, guys, this afternoon at the univision forum, president obama responded to romney's comments where he
mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed up, mitt romney himself. he suddenly declared he's changed his mind on the whole 47% business. that he's now proud of being the grandfather of obamacare, proud to...
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romney. j his political rival mitt romney meanwhile continues his desperate attempt to justify his effort to exploit the death of the ambassador and the others. >> 3 h. >> what i want all of you to know is that we're going to bring our fellow -- i want people around here to -- no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world, no act of violence shakes the resolve of the united states of america. >> and the president's on the case, he sent two u.s. warships to the libyan coast. he sent marines into tripoli, and attorney general eric holder said that he has opened up an investigation. >> as we watch the world today, it seems that we're at the mercy of events and -- a strong america depends on a strong military. this president has done something i find very hard to understand. >> joe kleine, thank you because you've got a big picture and look at this, who is romney talking about our ability to confront these local situa
romney. j his political rival mitt romney meanwhile continues his desperate attempt to justify his effort to exploit the death of the ambassador and the others. >> 3 h. >> what i want all of you to know is that we're going to bring our fellow -- i want people around here to -- no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world, no act of violence shakes the resolve of the united states of america. >>...
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romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinly vailed social darwinism. pretty harsh. to say he wants guys to be poorer? what's your reaction? >> that is a rather stark way of putting it. but i do think he can get himself in trouble with not just the house but things like going to nevada and saying they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things going again, which works out well if ç you're a real estate developer and not the person who lost your home. on the backdrop of the labor stuff, romney embraced that. it was overturned by a referendum by a 2-1 margin. i think that could come back to haunt him as well. there was a pretty stark way of putting it, but i think that the -- there's some merit behind it. >> eugene, final thought. we've never had a debate like this play out against a backdrop
romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinly vailed social darwinism. pretty harsh. to say he wants guys to be poorer? what's your reaction? >> that is a rather stark way of putting it. but i do think he can get himself in trouble with not just the house but things like going to nevada and saying they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work...
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why romney? i get them mixed up. >> because i'm very partial to conservative republican governors that have experience in running a government like a state. i think mitt romney showed when he was governor he was a conservative. he cut spending. he cut taxes. he stood for life when he vetoed the bill that was going to change the definition of life. he stood up against the supreme court's decision on gay marriage. and he kept massachusetts out of the greenhouse gas initiative. >> he ran for governor of massachusetts by declaring that he was pro choice. >> and when he became governor and had something brought to him and spent the time to think about what it really meant, spent a lot of time talking to people on the ethics side, people on the science side, he came to the conclusion that he really could not let that legislation -- >> so don't go by what he promises in the campaign? >> i think what you ought to go by is his record after he swore -- took his oath of office as governor. that's the stand
why romney? i get them mixed up. >> because i'm very partial to conservative republican governors that have experience in running a government like a state. i think mitt romney showed when he was governor he was a conservative. he cut spending. he cut taxes. he stood for life when he vetoed the bill that was going to change the definition of life. he stood up against the supreme court's decision on gay marriage. and he kept massachusetts out of the greenhouse gas initiative. >> he...
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romney was trying to have a bit of both ways. >> here's mitt romney. listen to what he said yesterday to differentiate himself from president obama. >> i don't think he feels it. he experiences it the way so many of you do and i do by virtue of having lived in the real world. i know what it's like to worry whether you're going to get fired. there was a couple times whether i wondered if i was going to get a pink slip. >> we'll think about that. today rick perry, jumped on romney's comment. let's watch. >> i have no doubt that mitt romney was worried about pink slips whether he was going to have enough of them to hand out. because his company and all the jobs they kill, i'm sure he was worried he would run out of pink sli slips. >> you're in trouble when rick perry is smarter on his feet than you are. he was pointing out he was the one doing chop shop work like corporations looking for the inefficient si inefficienci inefficiencies. >> i marvel at every politician to embellish. they can't help it. but the difference here is this guy is a 37%. he's tryin
romney was trying to have a bit of both ways. >> here's mitt romney. listen to what he said yesterday to differentiate himself from president obama. >> i don't think he feels it. he experiences it the way so many of you do and i do by virtue of having lived in the real world. i know what it's like to worry whether you're going to get fired. there was a couple times whether i wondered if i was going to get a pink slip. >> we'll think about that. today rick perry, jumped on...
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romney is in second with 28%. again in second. and in the gallup poll, 32% for romney. santorum is right behind him at 30%. look at that. you have three things going on now, steve. santorum seems to be moving ahead in the polls. he's quickly getting the momentum here. so romney is not only falling behind, but he's beginning to fall behind significantly and he has to win february 28th in michigan or arizona. he best well win in michigan. if he loses there and continues to fall in the polls, he may be dead meat. how do you do to turn that around if you're him now? >> one of the things, chris, when you look inside those numbers, he's losing ground with conservatives. he's losing ground with evangelicals and he's losing ground with independent voters. if you're the romney campaign, you're looking at data that says you have to disqualify rick santorum, which i think is easier said than done as you look ahead to michigan. but they are in a tough spot. the three losses had a huge impact in this race. i think the race is more wide open at this moment than it is at any time sinc
romney is in second with 28%. again in second. and in the gallup poll, 32% for romney. santorum is right behind him at 30%. look at that. you have three things going on now, steve. santorum seems to be moving ahead in the polls. he's quickly getting the momentum here. so romney is not only falling behind, but he's beginning to fall behind significantly and he has to win february 28th in michigan or arizona. he best well win in michigan. if he loses there and continues to fall in the polls, he...
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here is how the president pinned that romney hood tag on romney last might. it is funny, biting and may just stick. it says in one word romney would help the rich and hurt everyone else and let's listen to it. >> he'd ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. it is like robin hood in reverse. it is romney hood. >> well, i think romney woke up this morning with that arrow pointed into his forehead because he came back with this. today his staff obviously came up with a comeback line for him because he's not that original. he saved it for his favorite resting hole, fox news. >> we have been watching the president say a lot of things about me and about my policies. and it is not right. and if i were to coin a term it would be obama-loney. he serving up a dish which is simply in contradiction of the truth. it relates to everything from how i'm going to help the middle class to tax policy. he simply is saying things that are not accurate. >> well, the robin hood theme, the pres
here is how the president pinned that romney hood tag on romney last might. it is funny, biting and may just stick. it says in one word romney would help the rich and hurt everyone else and let's listen to it. >> he'd ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. it is like robin hood in reverse. it is romney hood. >> well, i think romney woke up this morning with that arrow pointed into his forehead...
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romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and perry trying to take mitt down. are they doing president obama's work for him or are they just giving romney a chance on get his act together and try to respond to the charges? but before romney makes his acceptance speech in tampa, he'll have to get past south carolina which has in the past been a killing field of opponents. his opponents now know if he's not stopped there, it's probably over for him. and their strategy is clear. attack him as a job killer. and hope the south will be more hostile to romney than
romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and...
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mitt romney said. maybe i have just missed it, but i haven't seen that yet. >> you're a good man, so you didn't miss it. a very good man, ron reagan, so you didn't miss it. david, we have to go. thank you, david corn, thank you, ron reagan. >> when we return, let me finish with a debacle of mitt romney's trip to london. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues... but that doesn't mean our job is done. we're still committed to seeing this through. at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on your car, and how much the people in your life count on you. that's why
mitt romney said. maybe i have just missed it, but i haven't seen that yet. >> you're a good man, so you didn't miss it. a very good man, ron reagan, so you didn't miss it. david, we have to go. thank you, david corn, thank you, ron reagan. >> when we return, let me finish with a debacle of mitt romney's trip to london. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has...
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romney, by those that you do embrace. i guess you'll have to stay in a quiet room where you whisper about loopholes. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> sweet and sour politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a loveless marriage, this thick in tampa had the look of a shotgun marriage. is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and michelle and deval patrick and castro. remember what romney got? chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies, going over to get acquainted with the brits and
romney, by those that you do embrace. i guess you'll have to stay in a quiet room where you whisper about loopholes. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> sweet and sour politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a...
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fresh out like romney with -- romney. the rest are arguing about what kind of job the president's doing. so this guy hasn't passed muster in terms of a winning personality because he doesn't talk about anything that means anything to people yet. fair enough, that's selling. >> yeah, but you can't win the presidency just by saying i'm not the guy who's in office now. maybe you can if you're a very talented politics, but i don't think romney is that politician. i don't think romney is that politician. he can't really -- do that. >> he's not as smart as richard nixon. >> no, he's not. he's going to have to stand on a stage with barack obama and he can't keep repeating these platitudes about i've got a long-term plan. it won't wash. >> okay, thank you. the newly more youthful looking michael steele. thank you having you on here. clean shaven. look at more closely when you are in the states here. great to have you on as debating partner and ron, thank you for that. >>> up next, harvey weinstein of hollywood and politics joinin
fresh out like romney with -- romney. the rest are arguing about what kind of job the president's doing. so this guy hasn't passed muster in terms of a winning personality because he doesn't talk about anything that means anything to people yet. fair enough, that's selling. >> yeah, but you can't win the presidency just by saying i'm not the guy who's in office now. maybe you can if you're a very talented politics, but i don't think romney is that politician. i don't think romney is that...
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mitt romney issue alert. he says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience. >> if we want somebody who has a lot of experience in foreign policy, we can simply go to the state department. when you're an empty suit, and a lot of ideology is thrown at you, you go with it. that's what happened with w. and iraq, and what can happen again. >> i this no individual walks into the oval office with foreign policy experience. >> if hillary clinton is elected she will. >> when she ran for president of the united states she didn't have the experience she had now. barack obama didn't have any foreign policy experience. >> but he had interest. >> this guy says he has no interest. >> you know his point is, if you want somebody who is going to walk in the door with all of this foreign policy on their back, then that's the way we need to go, but that's not -- >> i want to give you an open door here. tell me something mitt romney said that's of interest or important to you. >> i have not red a journal or -- >>
mitt romney issue alert. he says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience. >> if we want somebody who has a lot of experience in foreign policy, we can simply go to the state department. when you're an empty suit, and a lot of ideology is thrown at you, you go with it. that's what happened with w. and iraq, and what can happen again. >> i this no individual walks into the oval office with foreign policy experience. >> if hillary clinton is elected she will....
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there was a connection that romney doesn't have. >> mitt romney's comments about the poor turned into a big campaign gaffe. let's listen. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. >> i care about americans, not the very poor. that's an interesting comment. let's listen to charles. >> it's not just that it strengthens the stereotype of romney who is only aware of people of poor who clean the streets and wash his car. the real problem is it shows he doesn't have a fluency with conservative ideas. >> i find it hard to believe that guy of his education, harvard business and harvard law and all that stuff to talk -- to be so unfamiliar with our language. use words like severely conservative and let me go over to jeremy on that. just as a journalist, it must seem odd covering a guy who seems so unfamiliar with our american idiom. >> it's political idiom. he's not comfortable speaking political language. he was not a career politician. they're happy to help translate for him. you kno
there was a connection that romney doesn't have. >> mitt romney's comments about the poor turned into a big campaign gaffe. let's listen. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. >> i care about americans, not the very poor. that's an interesting comment. let's listen to charles. >> it's not just that it strengthens the stereotype of romney who is only aware of...